On the Channels of Pro-Social Behavior-Evidence from a natural field experiment

Hannes Koppel and Günther Schulze

No 10, Discussion Paper Series from Department of International Economic Policy, University of Freiburg

Abstract: We conduct a natural field experiment on direct and indirect transfer mechanisms for small donations. Charitable contributions are significantly higher if made indirectly, i.e. if they are tied to the purchase of a good sold at a premium, than if they are made directly. Donations are significantly higher under both transfer mechanisms if people are given a suggested reference donation.

Keywords: Tied versus untied transfers; charitable donations; charity; willingness to give; pro social behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C93 D64 H41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25 pages
Date: 2010-01, Revised 2010-01
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-soc
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Working Paper: On the Channels of Pro-Social Behavior Evidence from a natural field experiment (2009)
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